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GRAND PRIX FINAL

Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 8, 2017
Nathan Chen captures Grand Prix Final title with narrow triumph over Shoma Uno
Nathan Chen ended Japan's run of five straight Grand Prix Final titles with a narrow victory over Shoma Uno on Friday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 7, 2017
Nathan Chen executes two quadruple jumps to build lead over Shoma Uno at Grand Prix Final
American Nathan Chen captured the lead after the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final on Thursday night with a solid if not spectacular performance. The defending U.S. champion landed a pair of quadruple jumps on the way to establishing a nearly two-point advantage over Shoma Uno.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 5, 2017
Yuna Shiraiwa impresses in first season as a senior
She is the longest of long shots to make Japan's team for the Pyeonchang Olympics, but in the long view her prospects are very bright.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 30, 2017
Wakaba Higuchi excited for opportunity to skate in Grand Prix Final
Wakaba Higuchi said Thursday she is relishing the prospect of making her first appearance at the Grand Prix Final.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 24, 2017
Rika Kihira, Mako Yamashita, Riko Takino in running for coveted Japan women's junior crown
With Kaori Sakamoto, Marin Honda and Yuna Shiraiwa having moved on to the senior ranks, Japan will crown a new junior women's queen this weekend at the Japan Junior Championships at Gunma Ice Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 13, 2016
Hanyu adds to legacy with latest triumph
Yuzuru Hanyu's victory at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, on Saturday made it five straight years that a Japanese man has won the title at the event.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 6, 2016
Hamada's magic touch getting results, attention
For the second year in a row three skaters who are mentored by the same coach will be representing Japan at this week's Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 29, 2016
Hanyu’s strength, style continue to amaze
Yuzuru Hanyu will head to the Grand Prix Final next week in Marseille, France, at the top of his game. His performance at the NHK Trophy here over the weekend reaffirmed his place at the pinnacle of his sport.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 27, 2016
Virtue, Moir win NHK Trophy ice dance title with record-setting performance
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the title in ice dance with a record showing in the free dance at the NHK Trophy on Sunday at Makomanai Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 11, 2016
Has Mao come to end of line with triple axel?
Three-time world champion Mao Asada did something unusual at the Challenger Series event in Finland last week. For a rare instance in the last 10 years, she didn't attempt a triple axel in either her short program or free skate.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 22, 2015
Mao’s outlook at midseason: What the experts think
Three-time world champion Mao Asada has been inconsistent through the first half of the 2015-16 season. Two victories, a third-place finish, and a sixth-place showing.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 15, 2015
Hanyu's magic transcendent, truly a sight to behold
"Yuzuru Hanyu is not from this planet."
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 8, 2015
Hanyu, Mao look to make history at Grand Prix Final
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and three-time world champ Mao Asada will be looking to add to their already illustrious resumes at the Grand Prix Final this week in Barcelona, Spain.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 28, 2015
Hanyu smashes two more world records en route to amazing NHK Trophy triumph
Just when you thought he couldn't get any better, Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gave a performance for the ages on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 27, 2015
Hanyu shatters own world record with 106.33 points in short program
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu grabbed the lead in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday night with a world-record score of 106.33 points.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 24, 2015
Hongo's shot at Grand Prix Final in doubt
Rika Hongo jeopardized her chance to make the Grand Prix Final for the second straight year after struggling through a poor free skate at the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 17, 2015
Grand Prix Final field should be expanded to 10
The tragic terror attacks that hit Paris on Friday night impacted folks around the globe. The horror of people being cut down in the prime of life is hard to reconcile, but this is the world we now live in.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 16, 2014
Hanyu reasserts dominance with Grand Prix Final win
Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu showed he has regained both his form and confidence with his dominating victory at the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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